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3 1/2 Weeks to go!
I’m just comfortable like this! I am sitting here at an amazing resort in Turtle Bay, Hawaii thinking about my upcoming trek on the PCT in April. Where I’ll be...
From Work Boots to Trail Runners (Soon!)
My last week of work started like most do... alarm, struggle, wake up. Before I know it, I am climbing stairs to an unfinished unit that was turned into our...
Post PCT: Bathing in Reflection
This time, two years ago, Marie and I (not yet Basecamp & Yeti Legs) were selling the last of our worldly possessions (including our cars), wrapping up our jobs,...
Another Year, Another Adventure
Hello again :) The moments beyond hiking the AT in 2022 have been some of the hardest of my life, but I'm back to say that another adventure is brewing!...
Prepping to Hike (with) Enlightened Gossamer
My first introduction to backpacking was in 2011 when I signed up for a mountaineering course in Cal State Long Beach, CA. At the time, there was a set of...
Pre-AT – To Walk is Religion, To Breathe is Worship – Week Zero
The gospel is this: not that a man died so you don't have to, but that God died and bore Hell so you can die every day without ever...
A Bundle of “I don’t knows”
Hello fellow Trekkers! My name is Saida and I am a 33 year old female, Los Angeles native. My current home base is Sacramento, CA where I relocated to in...
How to (un)pack your fears
A common refrain that backpackers hear when it comes to gear is that “you pack your fears”. What this means is: you can usually tell by what gear a hiker...
Please Allow me to Introduce Myself
Hey! I am super stoked that you found your way here on The Trek! I am excited to be here as well. That must mean we share something in common!...
Training for Success
The 2,200+ mile hike is not a straight walk. To be ready for everything the trail can throw at a hiker, training for success is important. The 2,200 mile hike...